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Some John Grisham adaptations are better than others. We ranked them

A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen ...

‘The Rainmaker’ Review: USA’s John Grisham Adaptation Ditches the Book’s Cynicism for More Frivolous Pleasures

John Slattery, Lana Parrilla and Milo Callaghan lead this take on the 1995 bestseller about the U.S. legal and healthcare ...

How John Slattery and Milo Callaghan learned to spar (and put on an accent) in ‘The Rainmaker’

The veteran actor and newcomer star in USA's adaptation of the bestselling John Grisham novel, the network's latest return to ...
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Grisham adaptations

The Grisham formula: Grisham’s hallmark plot pits a decent, everyday protagonist against powerful forces like the government, ...

What to Stream: Offset, John Cena, John Grisham and legal fights by Jussie Smollett and Amanda Knox

Migos rapper Offset releasing his third solo album “Kiari” and Samara Weaving playing a reformed getaway driver in the heist ...
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Another Notch On Grisham's Belt With 'Rainmaker' Series

From the prolific pen of John Grisham comes another adaptation of one of his thrillers set in the no-holds-barred world of ...

If You Loved Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Rainmaker,’ the TV Show Is Something Else Entirely

Broadly adapting John Grisham's novel into a basic thriller, 'The Rainmaker' series ignores the author's disillusioned vision ...